Researchers find evidence of ancient rivers on Mars

The Nasa sign at the entrance of Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, the United States. Photo: TNS

Images and data from Martian cliffs show the first evidence of rivers that existed on the Red Planet 3.7 billion years ago, according to researchers.

According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, the images came from Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE camera. The scientists focused on the Hellas Basin, a large impact crater, in Mars’ southern hemisphere.